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MIAMI -- The first time Jose Fernandez faced Aledmys Diaz on Thursday, the St. Louis Cardinals slugger fouled the first pitch off with a mighty swing.I told him, `Really? Youre going to swing first pitch like that? Fernandez said. That swing had a lot of bad intentions.It was a sign of things to come. Diaz homered, doubled and drove in three runs in the first-ever meeting between the two childhood pals from Cuba, helping the Cardinals beat the Miami Marlins 5-4.Fernandez fell behind 5-0, departed after five innings and dropped to 26-2 at Marlins Park.I made some mistakes and they took advantage. Thats on me, he said. Every time you get four runs and have your ace on the mound, you should expect to win.Miamis Dee Gordon, the 2015 NL batting and stolen bases champion, returned from an 80-game suspension for failing a drug test and went 0 for 4. Ichiro Suzuki doubled as a pinch hitter in the seventh for Miami and needs two hits for 3,000.Michael Wacha (6-7) allowed three runs in six innings, and three relievers completed an eight-hitter. Seung Hwan Oh pitched around a one-out single in the ninth for his seventh save.Diaz and Matt Holliday homered in the third inning against Fernandez (12-5), who had never previously given up more than one homer in a home game.That was a lot of fun to compete against my buddy, Diaz said. I just tried to be aggressive with him, hes such a great pitcher.Fernandezs only other loss at Marlins Park came on opening day this year against Detroit.Diaz and Fernandez were neighbors growing up in Santa Clara, Cuba, and the Cardinals enjoyed their reunion. Fernandez walked Jeremy Hazelbaker to start the third inning, and Diaz followed with his 14th homer.This guy wants to hit it 10,000 feet, Fernandez said. Hes helping his team win. You cant get mad about that.Two batters later, Holliday hit his 18th homer just inside the right-field foul pole, prompting a rueful grin from Fernandez. The outing was his shortest since May 4.The Cardinals homered in 17 consecutive games before being blanked in that department Wednesday.Hazelbaker tripled and Diaz drove in a run with a double, his 25th, in the Cardinals two-run fifth.UNDER SIEGEMarcell Ozell hit comebackers off Wacha (right foot) and Oh (left buttocks). Both stayed in the game. Its the third game in a row Wacha has been hit on the right foot.Its got a bulls-eye on it, Wacha said.BALK REVERSALThe umpires said they erroneously reversed a balk call, taking a Cardinals run off the board in the second inning.With runners at second and third and two out, Fernandez was about to intentionally walk No. 8 hitter Kolten Wong when third base umpire D.J. Reyburn called a balk. Fernandez protested, and after the four umpires conferred, they reversed the call and decided there was no balk.Wacha struck out to end the inning and keep the game scoreless. After the game, crew chief John Hirshbeck reviewed video and decided Reyburns balk call had been correct.D.J. called it from third, and I thought I saw (Fernandez) step off with his right foot, Hirshbeck said. I overruled D.J. with what I thought I saw. He was right, I was wrong.SUZUKI UPDATESuzuki received a standing ovation when he pinch-hit, and he responded with his 350th career double, raising his season average to .335. He has started only one of seven games on the homestand.I dont think hes searching to make this about him, Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. I think hes comfortable with the way were playing it.CARDINALS ROTATIONCardinals LHP Jaime Garcia will start Saturday on four days rest, manager Mike Matheny said. Garcia threw 77 pitches Tuesday, when he gave up two earned runs in five innings and lost to the Mets.TRAINERS ROOMRHP Lance Lynn, who underwent Tommy John surgery in November, threw to hitters again Thursday, and the Cardinals havent ruled out his return this season.UP NEXTCardinals RHP Mike Leake (7-8, 4.24), who is scheduled to start Friday, is 3-0 with an 0.44 ERA in three starts at Marlins Park. RHP Jose Urena (1-2, 5.34) will start for Miami. Cheap Jerseys . -- Edmontons Val Sweeting is two wins away from a trip to Winnipeg to play in Canadas Road of the Rings in December. China Jerseys . There was no hesitation from the 40th-ranked Pospisil, from Vernon, B.C., who admitted that he cut back on his training sessions over the last few days to conserve energy as the long ATP season finishes next week at the Paris Masters. https://www.chinasjerseys.com/ .S. 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He was told in a postgame interview of the feat.I didnt know that, Gray said. I just thought I threw a complete game. I was really pumped about it.Tom Murphy homered twice and had five RBI. Nolan Arenado added his NL-leading 38th home run.Colorado has won the first two games in the three-game series, which included an 8-7 walk-off win on Friday night.Gray was certainly the star in this latest victory.You cant overshadow that, Murphy said. I think you could have had six home runs tonight and it wouldve been overshadowed.Edwin Jackson (4-6) gave up 10 hits and eight runs in 4? innings. The Padres did not put a runner in scoring position.Gray struck out four batters in the second inning, including a strikeout on a passed ball. He tied Bruce Ruffin (July 25, 1996) as the only other Colorado pitcher to accomplish the feat.The hard-throwing 24-year-old then fanned two more in the third for his sixth strikeout in a row, the franchises most in a single game. He had 14 Ks after seven and tacked on two more in the ninth for the team record.He was really tough to hit tonight, San Diego first baseman Wil Myers said. Great slider, and I think his fastball made his slider better tonight with how well he commanded both sides of the plate. Its the best Ive seen him throw.The Rockies took control early when Arenado hit a two-run homer that hit the left-field concourse with twwo outs in the first.dddddddddddd David Dahl then kept the inning going with a double and Murphy homered to give Colorado a 4-0 lead.Later, Charlie Blackmon hit an RBI triple in the fourth and Murphy hit a three-run shot in the fifth for his first multihomer game of his career.It was just one of those games where we were dominated, Padres manager Andy Green said. The mistakes Edwin Jackson made today, he paid for. Every pitch was hit when he missed a spot. He just left them over the middle and they made him pay.DJ LeMahieu singled and reached base twice to extend his on-base streak to 33 games. His .349 batting average is one point ahead of Washingtons Daniel Murphy for the lead in the NL batting race.SADNESSThe Padres announced that 3B Yangervis Solartes wife, Yuliett, died Saturday due to complications from her fight against cancer.Solarte thanked people on Twitter for their support late Saturday night. Solarte had missed the last two games for San Diego.TRAINERS ROOMRHP Jarred Cosart (right hamstring injury and groin strain) will start on Sunday for the Padres after he was pulled from his last start in the fourth inning.His leg is fine and we are going to proceed with the rotation, Green said.Green also said that RHP Tyson Ross (shoulder) is not expected to return this season. ... C Derek Norris left the game in the fifth with a sprained left middle finger. Green said X-rays were negative.UP NEXTThe final meeting of the year between the NL West foes will match Cosart and RHP Chad Bettis. Cosart (0-3, 5.16 ERA) allowed 10 runs in 7 2/3 innings in his last two starts. Bettis (12-7, 4.78), meanwhile, is 8-2 with a 3.99 ERA since June 15. ' ' '